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July 24, 2007

Updated: Smart Cars, Smart Roads

Updated: 7/24/07

The Daily Journal of Commerce has a slightly different take on this. They see safety improvements for road construction crews.

Original Post: 7/20/07

The Oregonian reports on the ITS demo earlier this week. What happens when your car can talk to the road? Will driving get safer? Less congested?

Posted by Chris Smith at 12:00 AM

Comments

July 24, 2007 4:43 PM
zilfondel Says:

If my car could talk, it would probably bitterly complain about the shitty roads in Portland and beg me to take it to the racetrack to open the throttle up.

Y'know, as long as we're anthropomorphicizing here...


July 24, 2007 7:18 PM
VR Says:

Don't anthropomorphize cars. They hate that.


July 24, 2007 8:38 PM
Bob R. Says:

Don't anthropomorphize cars. They hate that.

:-) I've always loved that joke.

(But the jokes rarely love me in return.)

- Bob R.


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